Home foreclosures in New London and Windham counties rose last month compared with October, the only two Connecticut counties to show increases during the span.

New London County foreclosures rose 41.44 percent in November compared with October, while Windham County posted a 8.47 percent increase, RealtyTrac Inc. reported. Statewide, the number of foreclosures fell 21.69 percent from October.

Compared with November 2011, Connecticut foreclosures surged 74.97 percent, RealtyTrac said. New London County had an increase of 130.88 percent, the second highest percentage increase among Connecticut’s eight counties. Windham County had an increase of 48.84 percent. All eight counties showed increases from a year ago.

There were 157 foreclosures in New London County last month and 64 in Windham County. Statewide, there were 1,412 foreclosures. Nationally, there were 180,817, showing decreases of 3.02 percent compared with October and 19.42 percent from November 2011, RealtyTrac statistics showed.